OLA!

By now, it's a truism that 2G definitely has issues/problems, but unless there is a major paradigm shift, we'll never do anything about it. Face it, if it isn't "the exams are coming up!", it'll be "there's a test next week!" or "i've got a CCA competition!" or "i'm leaving next year anyway!" or "i don't care!". Yes, a few individuals really want something done and have tried (and given up). Other individuals either don't give a damn, or want something done but are too lazy to do anything, or don't know what to do, or don't dare to do anything.

There'll always be another time to do it, another person to do it, another place to do it. Whenever teachers talk about it, we all nod our heads, try to identify the problem, promise each other we'll change but *poof*. Once the teacher leaves, we suddenly realise that there's a History test next week and we've gotta study so let someone else do it!

Our problem, the reason why we can't solve the other problems, is that we're too self-absorbed, too obsessed with the tangible, too selfish. We don't want to lift a finger to do anything, because we've got lots and lots of work to do, and even when someone else tries, we can't help or cooperate because there's still my tuition homework! Even during the December holidays, some couldn't be bothered to show up for our class gathering because you're too lazy, or your friend isn't going because she's overseas.

We all want something to be done so that teachers will stop nagging, so that the class will be more comfortable, but it plays second hand to our results. Our results are more important than the class dynamics, aren't they?

We pretend to be united, but we aren't. We love ourselves too much, our results. Ultimately, we're in school to get an education, and class dynamics won't help our O level results, will they?

Patricia's tired, Shar's tired, Gillian's tired, Kimberly's tired, only Petra's not tired; Fine, go ahead. Be this way. Nothing's changed you before, nothing will change you now.

Ace the O levels, then ace the A levels/IB; but don't come crying when you can't work because your office has 'bad dynamics', don't come crying when you're getting a divorce because your marriage has 'bad dynamics', don't come crying when your kids hate you because your relationship with them has 'bad dynamics'. Your grades gonna save you then, princesses?